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Old Jun 5, 2004 | 9:30 pm
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JustinCredible
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Originally Posted by gleff
Card companies are offering large bonuses to make awards seem CLOSE rather than something far off when the program might not be around anymore.
This is what I thought when I first looked at all the offers. Are the banks that offer these cards (People have up to 3 United Visa's and got bonuses for all three cards averaging 12.5K a piece) unloading their miles (do they buy bulk?) before a program goes under?
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